IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1481 OF 2024 (SCST)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT NINGAMMA W/O. LATE KALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 2. SRI. SIDDARAJU S/O. LATE KALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 3. SRI. RAMESH S/O. LATE KALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, Digitally 4. SRI. SHIVANNA signed by S/O. LATE KALAIAH, NIRMALA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, DEVI Location:

5. SRI. NAGARAJU HIGH COURT OF S/O. LATE KALAIAH, KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 6. SRI. KUMARA S/O. LATE KALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, ALL ARE R/O. MYDANAHALLI VILLAGE, ILAWALA HOBLI, MYSORE TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT.

…APPELLANTS (BY MS. ASHWINI O, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE.

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MYSORE SUB-DIVISION, MYSORE.

3. THE TAHSILDAR MYSORE TALUK, MYSORE.

4. SRI. N. BALAKRISHNA @ BALAKRISHNA MASTI S/O. NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O. NO. 223, 3RD MAIN ROAD, JAYALAKSHMIPURAM, MYSURU.

5. SMT. N. NAGARATHNA W/O. S. BOJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, NO. 6, BLOCK NO. 16, B.E.M.L. LAYOUT, 2ND STAGE, SARASWATHIPURAM, MYSORE.

6. SRI. KEMPAIAH S/O. LATE KEMPAIAH, A